Tigers' CAA Women's Lacrosse Championship History
Tigers' CAA Tournament Records (PDF format)
2004 Semi-Finals | #3 William & Mary 14, #2 Towson 12 (Box Score)
May 1, 2004 | JMU Lacrosse Complex | Harrisonburg, Va.
Led by three goals and three assists from Colleen Dalon, third-seeded William & Mary spoiled Towson's first-ever CAA Tournament game by handing the second-seeded Tigers a 14-12 loss at the JMU Lacrosse Complex in the semi-finals ... After a low-scoring first half, the Tribe erupted for ten goals in the second half to defeat the Tigers ... Trailing by 7-6, the Tribe used a six-goal run to take a 12-7 lead with 9:23 remaining ... While Dalon led the Tribe with her six-point effort, Morgan Lang contributed two goals and an assist for William & Mary, which outshot the Tigers by a 29-25 margin ... Shannon Witzel led the Tigers by scoring four goals while Amy Middleton added three goals with two assists ... Jessica O'Connell made nine saves in a losing effort for Towson.
2005 Semi-Finals | #2 Towson 12, #3 George Mason 9 (Box Score)
Apr. 30, 2005 | Shuart Stadium | Hempstead, N.Y.
Shannon Witzel matched her career high by scoring six goals, including the 100th of her college career, and also added an assist as second-seeded Towson earned its first-ever CAA Tournament victory with a 12-9 win over third-seeded George Mason at Shuart Stadium ... After falling behind by 6-5 early in the second half, the Tigers scored six unanswered goals to take an 11-6 lead they did not relinquish ... Witzel scored four of her six goals during the run to lead the Tigers ... Witzel had a career-high seven points in the victory while Becky Trumbo added three goals with two assists ... The Tigers outshot George Mason by a commanding 36-23 margin ... Laura King led George Mason in a losing effort with four goals while Alex Velesz added two goals with an assist.
2005 Championship | #2 Towson 18, #1 Hofstra 15 (Box Score)
May 1, 2005 | Shuart Stadium | Hempstead, N.Y.
A day after tying her career high with six goals, Shannon Witzel eclipsed her career high by scoring seven goals and also added an assist as the Tigers won their first CAA Championship with an 18-15 victory over top-seeded Hofstra at the Pride's Shuart Stadium ... Witzel, who was named as the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, scored 13 goals with two assists in the two games ... She also set the Towson single-season record with her performance in the CAA Tournament ... Led by four goals by Becky Trumbo, the Tigers jumped out to a 10-6 lead in the first half ... The Tigers scored four goals in the first seven minutes of the second half, including three from Witzel, to extend the advantage to 14-6 ... The Pride were unable to get any closer as the Tigers held off a late rally to win ... While Witzel tallied a career-high eight points in the victory, Trumbo contributed five goals with two assists ... Heather Albro led Hofstra with four goals while Becky Thorn added a three-goal, one-assist performance ... The Pride outshot Towson by a 34-32 margin.
2006 Semi-Finals | #1 James Madison 9, #4 Towson 8 (Box Score)
May 5, 2006 | JMU Lacrosse Complex | Harrisonburg, Va.
Kelly Berger scored four goals and added two assists as top-seeded James Madison ended the Tigers' hopes at a second straight CAA title with a 9-8 decision at the Dukes' JMU Lacrosse Complex ... Berger scored two of her goals in the second half as JMU jumped out to a commanding 9-4 lead before the Tigers rallied with four goals in the final five minutes ... Brooke McKenzie added two goals for the Dukes, who outshot Towson by a 28-21 margin ... Shannon Witzel led the Tigers with three goals while Hillary Fratzke contributed two goals with an assist.
2008 Semi-Finals | #3 Towson 8, #2 George Mason 7 (Box Score)
May 2, 2008 | Albert-Daly Field | Williamsburg, Va.
Making their return to the CAA Tournament, the third-seeded Tigers used a strong defensive effort to advance to the CAA Championship Game with an 8-7 victory over second-seeded George Mason at Albert-Daly Field on the campus of William & Mary ... Mandy Corry made ten saves in the victory for the Tigers, including an acrobatic stop in the closing seconds to protect the lead ... Hillary Fratzke scored four goals with an assist in the victory while Lacey Jennings contributed a goal with an assist ... Britt Woodfield scored the eventual game-winning goal with 37 seconds remaining, an unassisted marker past Sara Longobucco ... The Patriots outshot Towson by a 25-22 margin ... Laura King led the Patriots with two goals and an assist.
2008 Championship | #3 Towson 16, #1 William & Mary 7 (Box Score)
May 4, 2008 | Albert-Daly Field | Williamsburg, Va.
Another strong effort by goalkeeper Mandy Corry and a career-high six goals from Nikki Marcinik lifted the third-seeded Tigers to their second CAA title in four years with a 16-7 victory over top-seeded William & Mary in the CAA Championship Game ... Corry, who was named as the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, made 12 saves, including seven in the first half, as Towson jumped out to a 9-4 first-half lead and never looked back ... Marcinik tallied a career-high six points in the victory and was named to the All-Tournament Team ... Meanwhile, Hillary Fratzke tallied three goals with five ground balls and five draw controls ... Maggie Anderson led William & Mary with three goals in a losing effort while Jaime Sellers scored a goal with three assists.
2009 Semi-Finals | #4 Towson 15, #1 William & Mary 10 (Box Score)
April 30, 2009 | Albert-Daly Field | Williamsburg, Va.
Led by two goals and a career-high five assists from Meggie McNamara, the Tigers became the first team in CAA history to win a CAA Tournament game as the fourth seed as they edged William & Mary by a 15-10 margin at the Tribe's Albert-Daly Field ... The win allowed the Tigers to eliminate the Tribe from the tournament for the second straight season ... McNamara also set the Towson single-season assist record in helping the Tigers win their sixth straight game ... Steph Taylor matched her career high by scoring a game-high four goals in the victory ... After William & Mary tied the game at 10-10 with 14:44 remaining in regulation, the Tigers scored five unanswered goals to take a 15-10 lead with 37 seconds remaining ... While McNamara tallied seven points in the victory, Nikki Marcinik added two goals with two assists as the Tigers outshot the Tribe by 35-31 ... Katherine Rees paced William & Mary with four goals ... Making her first career postseason start, Mary Teeters tied her career high with a 14-save performance.
2009 Championship | #4 Towson 8, #2 Delaware 7 (Box Score)
May 2, 2009 | Albert-Daly Field | Williamsburg, Va.
Steph Taylor scored three goals to lead the fourth-seeded Tigers to their second straight CAA title with an 8-7 victory over top-seeded Delaware in the CAA Championship Game at Albert-Daly Field ... The win allowed the Tigers to become the first team in CAA women's lacrosse history to earn the conference title as the tournament's fourth seed ... Led by Taylor, the Tigers jumped out to an 8-4 lead with 8:26 remaining in the second half ... But, the Blue Hens scored three goals in a span of five minutes to cut the margin to 8-7 ... However, the Tigers rallied around goalkeeper Mary Teeters and held off the Blue Hens to earn their third CAA championship in five years ... Teeters made 12 saves in the victory as Towson earned its seventh straight win ... The Blue Hens outshot Towson by a slim 24-22 margin ... Stephanie Allen and Emily Schaknowski each scored two goals in a losing effort for Delaware ... Julie Ondrako was named as the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after leading a Towson defense which allowed just 17 goals in the two games.
2010 Semi-Finals | #3 Hofstra 9, #2 Towson 8 (Box Score)
May 6, 2010 | JMU Lacrosse Complex | Harrisonburg, Va.
Led by four first-half goals from Liz Falco, third-seeded Hofstra ended the Tigers' run as CAA champions with a 9-8 verdict in the CAA semi-finals at the JMU Lacrosse Complex ... The Pride, who lost to James Madison by 10-6 in the CAA Championship Game, jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first half before the Tigers made a valiant comeback ... After the Pride jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first 11 minutes of the opening half, the Tigers closed to within 3-2 on goals from junior attacker Jess Dunn and senior attacker Jacie Kendall ... However, Hofstra closed out the first half with four unanswered goals, upping its lead to 7-2 at the intermission ... After the teams traded goals to start the second half, the Tigers tied the game at 8-8 by scoring five straight goals ... Kendall and senior midfielder Nikki Marcinik each scored twice during the spurt ... However, freshman Jill Maier scored the eventual game-winning goal with 13:11 remaining to give the Pride a 9-8 advantage ... Kendall led the Tigers with four goals while Marcinik contributed a pair of goals ... Hillary Fratzke was held without a point for the first time in her college career, snapping a 64-game goal-scoring streak and a 70-game point-scoring streak.
